Tuesday, September 16, 2014

So Shaun and I haven't been around much lately, because we have been busy collaborating on a new creative endeavour - a baby boy named Miles Stanley Duncan! He's a lot of work and a lot of fun, but we still have time for print making; something new and a little different this time. On request by Lachlan of Art As Catharsis, we have just printed a limited edition of a piece by wonderful American artist Caitlin Hackett. Lachlan's band Serious Beak commissioned this painting from Caitlin for the cover of their album Huxwhukw, and to showcase its detail and beauty in full we printed this run of 25 on A2 paper, as close as we could get to the original size. They turned out beautifully as you can see below!

This time we won't be handling the sale of the prints - they're available to buy direct from the Art As Catharsis bandcamp page where you'll also find all the relevant specs. Go check them out and buy some rad independent music while you're there!

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Finally, part four of our new mushroom print series - the first mushroom Amy ever drew, and possibly her favourite. This botanical illustration was drawn to scale directly from life, and rendered entirely in graphite pencil. The original suffered a coffee stain during storage that had to be removed as best as possible by a conservationist, but thanks to the wonders of Photoshop Shaun was able to restore the image to its original glory for the printed version!

These archival prints are made using
Epson Ultrachrome K3 pigment inks on 308gsm 100% cotton Hahnemühle photo rag paper.
Prints are 24 x 33cm in size (9.5 x 13 inches), and hand signed on the bottom right corner
in graphite pencil. All materials used to create these are of archival quality, right down
to the packaging they’ll be shipped in, so your print can be safely
stored in it’s original sleeve until you have it framed. Also included
is a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, featuring our
embossed logo.

Prints will be shipped flat in a sturdy cardboard mailer, protected by a
clear acid-free polypropylene sleeve, with archival cardboard backing
and foam-board for added support. This is an open edition print.

Please welcome part three of our new mushroom print series - a classic specimen collected from a friend's garden in Adelaide several years ago, and drawn directly from life in graphite pencil. I always intended to do a coloured version of this mushroom to capture its brilliant red cap and flawless white stem, but as long as there are new mushrooms to be drawn that will likely never happen!

These archival prints are made using
Epson Ultrachrome K3 pigment inks on 300gsm 100% cotton Museo Portfolio Rag paper.
Prints are A4 in size (8.27
x 11.69 inches), and hand signed on the bottom right corner
in graphite pencil. All materials used to create these are of archival quality, right down
to the packaging they’ll be shipped in, so your print can be safely
stored in it’s original sleeve until you have it framed. Also included
is a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, featuring our
embossed logo.

Prints will be shipped flat in a sturdy cardboard mailer, protected by a
clear acid-free polypropylene sleeve, with archival cardboard backing
and foam-board for added support. This is an open edition print.

Here we have part two of our new four-part mushroom print series. This teensy tiny mushroom was collected on a field trip to Red Hill on Amy's birthday in June 2013, and drawn to scale directly from
life; it was rendered partially with graphite pencil then completed with
watercolour.

This is a strictly limited edition of 50, made using
Epson Ultrachrome K3 pigment inks on 300gsm 100% cotton Museo Portfolio Rag paper. The prints are 148 x 197mm in size (5 7/8 x 7 3/4"), all hand signed on the bottom right corner and numbered on the bottom left
in graphite pencil. All materials used to create these are of archival quality, right down
to the packaging they’ll be shipped in, so your print can be safely
stored in it’s original sleeve until you have it framed. Also included
is a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, featuring our
embossed logo on a gold seal.

Prints will be shipped flat in a sturdy cardboard mailer, protected by a
clear acid-free polypropylene sleeve, with archival cardboard backing for added support.

Introduciung part one of our new four-part mushroom print series! Amy's most popular botanical illustration to date is finally available as a limited edition giclee. This painting sold recently at an exhibition called From the Forest to the Foreshore at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, and won the People's Choice Award to boot! This wonderfully weathered mushroom was drawn to scale directly from life, and rendered partially with graphite pencil then completed with watercolour.

This is a strictly limited edition of 100, made using
Epson Ultrachrome K3 pigment inks on 308gsm 100% cotton Hahnemühle photo rag paper.
Prints are 24 x 33cm in size (9.5 x 13 inches), all hand signed on the bottom right corner and numbered on the bottom left
in graphite pencil. All materials used to create these are of archival quality, right down
to the packaging they’ll be shipped in, so your print can be safely
stored in it’s original sleeve until you have it framed. Also included
is a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, featuring our
embossed logo on a deep red seal.

Prints will be shipped flat in a sturdy cardboard mailer, protected by a
clear acid-free polypropylene sleeve, with archival cardboard backing
and foam-board for added support.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

After numerous requests from you sweet mushroom-loving people out there, these blank greeting cards are finally up! There are 5 designs to choose from, available either individually or as a set.

Although not printed with archival inks like our art prints, the cards
are printed on beautiful textured off-white art paper with a deckled
edge, and come with a matching envelope. The name of each work is printed on the back along with our Lepus Luna bunny logo, and the inside is completely blank.

Select from the individual designs below, or scroll to the bottom to buy the full set of 5 designs. Postage is included for all items - just choose either local or international from the dropdown menu - and all prices are discounted for quantities of 5 or more! If you are in Australia and purchasing these for Christmas 2013, just add a comment on checkout and we'll make sure they get sent express for no extra charge. Happy holidays!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Hello friends! Thanks to any of you out there who visited the exhibition
recently at the Botanic Gardens (see our previous blog post) - Amy sold all three of her watercolour
mushroom paintings and took out the People's Choice award to boot! Nearly all
the greeting cards sold as well, so to celebrate the success of the exhibition
we will be releasing a series of new prints. This series will contain all of the
Amanita muscaria mushrooms Amy has painted thus far, and just in time
for Christmas we'll be making the matching greeting cards available too. Stay
tuned for details! Here are some of the test prints Shaun’s been doing for the
new series: